Friday, May 1, 1987/The Battalion/Page 11
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urray still has desire
play pro football
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“Is since J HOUSTON (AP) — Former
lid toikiftxas A&rM University c|uarterhack
ftvin Murray, who holds most of
orcemeniBe Southwest Conference passing
i in Mracords, still wants to play in the Na-
itheDCtilnal Football League even though
‘ wereitflfcue of the pro teams picked him in
; ring tv tl|s week’s draft of college talent,
ised feel good about my ability,”
ofsmiifMtiiray told the Dallas Morning
■tws Wednesday. “You’ve got to
dA hartake the hand dealt you and play it.
drugtrJtjseems like overcoming adversity is
just part of my life.”
n orcot||M lirra y said he might try out as a
g traffic!free agent.
CIA dot "1 really believe Kevin is in a good
agenoBot, maybe a better spot than if he
said, I had been drafted,” Mike Holovak,
ith otlitHouston Oilers director of person-
emagnnel, said. “He now has a chance to
miggLjjnop himself around and decide
wfiere he wants to go. 1 le’s got a
IKMIechance to show us what we don’t
hasbtckfiow.”
ip, HmiBA&M offensive coordinator Lynn
ifstediAinedee says he is puzzled that Mur
ray wasn’t draf ted.
and maf IT can’t understand it,” Amedee
idar aiysapd. “I’m shocked. All of the scouts
io Mj had come in here and everything we
idu-Carhad heard had him projected pretty
n, Ci
high. Not to take anything away
from any of the quarterbacks
drafted, but I know Kevin is better
than some of them.”
Amedee denied rumors Murray is
difficult to work with.
“I can’t believe anyone would say
that without checking with his
coaches. Kevin has been fabulous to
work with here and no one from any
“He Iihs some talent but is
a .. . royal pain in the
rear.
1
— An NFL general
manager
NFL team has asked me about his at
titude,” Amedee said.
But one NFL general manager
told The Houston Post Thursday
that Murray’s attitude kept the NFL
away.
“He has some talent but is a pain
in the rear, a royal pain in the rear,”
the general manager said.
“I was very surprised no one took
him,” Holovak said.
Rockets advance
in NBA playoffs
HOUSTON (AP) — Akeem
Olajuwon scored 27 points and
fueled a third-quarter surge that
led the Houston Rockets to a 113-
101 victory over Portland Thurs
day night, clinching their first-
round NBA playoff series 3-1.
The Trail Blazers, trailing 61-
51 at the half, outscored Houston
13-8 to start the third quarter.
But it was their last charge at
the team that has beaten them
eight straight times at The Sum
mit.
But after a time out, Olajuwon
hit two straight baskets and the
Rockets outscored the Blazers 20-
4 over the rest of the quarter to
lead 89-68 going into the fourth
period.
It was the First time that the
Rockets had ever clinched a play
off in The Summit.
Portland’s Clyde Drexler had
to leave the game with five fouls
with 3:53 left in the third quarter.
He had 8 points at the time and
finished with 13 points.
Houston’s Robert Reid picked
up the scoring charge in the
fourth quarter. He had 10 points
in the quarter and 22 for the
game.
After a sluggish first quarter,
the Rockets moved into the lead
for good early in the second quar
ter on a 3-point play by Allen
Leavell. Houston raced to a 61-51
halftime lead.
The Blazers managed a 21-20
lead at the end of the first quarter
but Ralph Sampson led the Rock
ets’ second-quarter spurt with 10
points in the period.
Demons Begone favored
in Saturday's Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLF:, Ky. (AP) — Phil
Hauswald, who failed to win the
1986 Kentucky Derby with a 60-1
shot, will go after the 113th Derby
Saturday with favored Demons Be
gone.
“He thinks he’s king of the world
right now,” the 28-year-old trainer
said of the colt, who is unbeaten in
three starts this year, including the
Arkansas Derby.
“He thinks he can beat anybody.”
Demons Begone was the 5-2 early
favorite to beat 16 other 3-year-olds
and give Hauswald, a native of
nearby New Albany, Ind., a Derby
victory in his second try. Last year,
he saddled Bachelor Beau to Finish
14th in a 16-horse field.
The last favorite to win the 1 !4-
mile Derby at Churchill Downs was
Spectacular Bid, who went off at 3-5.
The wide -open aspect of this
year’s Derby is reflected in the
morning line.
T he entry of Gulch and Leo Cas-
telli, trained by LeRoy Jolley, was
made 4-1, while Cryptoclearance
was listed at 5-1, and Alysheba, Mas
terful Advocate and Bet Twice each
were rated 6-1. Trainer D. Wayne
Lukas’ entry of Capote, War, and
On The Line was made 8-1.
Demons Begone, owned by John
Ed Anthony, can earn a $1 million
bonus offered by Oaklawn Park to
any horse who sweeps I he Rebel and
Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn and the
Kentucky Derby.
Saturday’s winner also will take a
first step toward one of two bonuses.
Triple Crown Productions, Inc., is
guaranteeing $5 million, including
winners’ purses in the three races, to
any 3-year-old who sweeps the
Derby, Preakness and Belmont
Stakes.
Any 3-year-old competing in all
three races also can earn a $ 1 million
bonus by amassing the most points,
which will be awarded on a basis of 5
for a win, 3 for second, and 1 for
third.
Gooden regrets drug use, vows to start over
,&M to end regular season
s with 3-game series with UH
P
The Texas A&M baseball team
11 wind up the regular season
Bighting for third place in the
Southwest Conference against
ihe University of Houston in a
three-game series this weekend in
Houston.
AP) -I
theram A&M last saw action last week-
'g twc end when it split a three-game se-
tnd HD’ ries with Texas Christian Univer-
drawn- sny,
A&M third baseman Scott Liv
ingstone was named Co-National
"layer of the Week by Collegiate
aseball following the series.
The 12th-ranked Aggies bring
39-17-1 record and a 12'-6 SWC
slate into the series, which in-
iiindin! eludes a game today at 2 p.m. and
/ed df'B
a double-header Saturday at
noon.
A&M has a chance to break its
regular-season record for wins set
in 1985 when the Aggies won 39
games, as well as clinch third
place with just one victory over
the 35-8 Cougars, who also have a
10-8 SWC record.
A third-place finish means
A&M would face the second-place
finisher, either Texas or Arkan
sas, in the opening round of the
SWC Post-Season Baseball Tour
nament to be held May 15-17 at
Disch-Falk Field in Austin.
A&M senior Gary Geiger will
pitch in today’s opener. Geiger
has a 10-2 record, including a 5-0
conference mark.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dwight
Gooden, warned by Commissioner
Peter Ueberroth that he faces at least
a one-year suspension if he goes
back to drugs, admitted Thursday
he made a mistake by using cocaine
and said he hoped he could put his
problem behind him.
Gooden, who rejoined his New
York Mets teammates 24 hours after
ending a 28-day stay at a drug treat
ment center, will face frequent drug
testing.
“I know I made a mistake and 1
regret it, but I must turn the page
once again because life goes on and 1
want to put all this behind me,”
Gooden said, reading from a pre
pared statement. “I want to get back
to doing the things that I like, and
that’s playing baseball and having
fun again.”
The 1985 Cy Young award win
ner appeared nervous and uncom
fortable as he rushed through his re
marks in less than a minute at a
briefing at Shea Stadium. The Mets
had said he would not answer ques
tions.
Earlier, the 22-year-old pitcher
was presented with his 1986 World
Series ring and then spent a short
time throwing from the mound and
running in the outfield. He did not
get any exercise other than climbing
steps during his stay at the Smithers
Alcoholism and Drug Treatment
Center.
The Mets hope Gooden can re
sume pitching in the major leagues
by the first week of June, but Gen
eral Manager Frank Cashen em
phasized the team would not hurry
him.
About the time Gooden arrived at
the stadium, Ueberroth’s office re
leased a statement that said, “Any re
turn to drug use will result in his sus
pension from baseball for a
mimimum period of one year.”
The statement also said that
Gooden will not be subject to discli-
pinary action if he continues with
the after-care program, which in
cludes drug testing.
“We wish Dwight Gooden well in
his ongoing rehabilitation. We will
continue to consult regularly with
his doctors and the Mets regarding
his progress,” the commissioner’s
statement said.
Cashen said Greg Pavlick, the
Mets’ traveling minor-pitching
coach, would accompany Gooden on
the road once he conies back. But
Cashen admitted it would be impos
sible to monitor the right-hander’s
off-the-field activities.
Dr. Alan Lans, associate director
of Smithers Center, declined to dis
cuss the specifics of Gooden’s case
and said the pitcher’s recovery de
pends on his after-care program.
“Of people who do follow the pro
gram, we can look for success in 75
percent,” Lans said.
The Mets, who have tried to
shield Gooden from the media since
his arrival in the majors in 1984 at
age 19, plan to be especially protec
tive now.
The ream's clubhouse was closed
to the media after the briefing until
after Thursday night’s game against
Montreal. Cashen said no one-on-
one interviews with Gooden would
be allowed in the near future.
Mets Manager Davey Johnson
said Gooden would begin 15 min
utes of light throwing on F’riday and
would soon start throwing 10 min
utes from the mound every other
day. In about three weeks, the Mets
hope Gooden can pitch three in
nings in a minor-league game.
Cashen speculated that Gooden
could possibly make his 1987 major
league debut after the Mets con
clude a West Coast trip in the first
week of June.
Cashen said it would be important
for Gooden to “rebuild his confi
dence to handle the stress” of major
league life. But Lans said there was
no evidence that Gooden’s cocaine
problem was caused by such stress,
and he did not believe the cocaine
use had caused any physical impair
ment.
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